Jacob reigart and charles s



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB REIGART AND CHARLES S. BOLL, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA; SAIDREIGART ASSIGNOR TO SAID BOLL.

BEDSTEAD-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 620,611 dated March7,1899.

Application filed September Z8, 1898. Serial No. 692,095. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that We, JACOB REIGART and CHARLES S. BOLL, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin, Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBedstead-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This improvement relates to that class of bedstead-fastenings which isprovided with a boss secured to the bed-post and has a hook in whichengages a pin or stud projecting from a plate secured to the rail of abed; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction,arrangement, and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularlydescribed and then definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspectiveview,from the inside, of our improved fastening and part of a bedpost towhich it is secured. Fig. 2 is a side elevation from the outside. Fig. 3is a side elevation of part of the fastening from the inside.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letters, A represents apart of the bedpost, to which is secured the boss B by any meansdesired, and projecting from this boss is a hook C. Formed on the boss Bare two lugs D and E, one near the upper end and one near the lower endof the hook C, the use of which will be hereinafter described. The otherhalf of the fastening consists of a metallic plate or casting F,provided with a pin or stud G to engage with the hook C, beforedescribed. Bearing-surfaces H and I are formed at the top and bottom ofthis plate and engage with the lugs D and E and coacting with the pinand hook firmly hold the two parts of the casting together. This plate Fis of course provided with means by whichit may be secured to the siderail of the bed; but as said fastening means forms no part of ourinvention further description of it is unnecessary.

The hook C, which has been described as projecting from the boss B, itwill be noticed has an inclined acting face C', and this hook, with itsinclined face, coperating with the lugs D and E and bearing-surfaces Hand I, forms the gist of our invention, and we deem the combination animportant one, as the in' clined acting face of the hook operates tobring the lugs and bearing-surfaces together, and as the last-named areformed at each end of the plate F a double bearing-surface is providedwhich, acting with the said pin and inclined surface of the hook, servesto effectually prevent any rocking of one part Vof the fastening uponthe other. Projecting from the rear of the hook and also from the bossis a lug J, and immediately at the rear of this with the rocking usuallyfound in bedsteads having a hook and pin and single bearing'- surface.

We are aware that hooks with inclined faces have before been used inmany forms of beadsteads, and hence do not claim such in itself as new;but we are aware of no bedstead wherein a pin and a hook with inclinedacting face are used in combination with two sets of bearing-surfaces ata considerable distance apart, such as shown in the accompanyingdrawings.

What we claim as new isl. A bedstead-fastening comprising a boss B, ahook C projecting therefrom, having an inclined acting -surface O', alug J extending at right angles from said hook and having a right-angledrecess K formed between the lug .I and boss B adapted to receive anangle-iron end rail, and a plate F provided with a headed pin G, allsubstantially as described and shown.

2. In a bedstead-fastening, a post A having a boss B, a hook Gprojectingtherefrom, a lug tures, in the presence of two witnesses, this Jextending at right angles from said hook, 241th day of September, 1898.

and a. right-angled recess K formed between JACOB REIGART.

the lug J and boss B for the reception of an CHARLES S. BOLL. 5 angleiron end rail, substantially as de- Witnesses:

scribed. FREDERICK M. OTT.

In testimony whereof we affix our signa.- M. W. JACOBS.

